CVE-2010-0278: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 8.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A certain ActiveX control in msgsc.14.0.8089.726.dll in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 2009 build 14.0.8089.726 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (msnmsgr.exe crash) by calling the ViewProfile method with a crafted argument during an MSN Messenger session.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Live Messenger: version 2009 only

Published 2010-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.